Miss w is a writer and librarian with a background in comparative religion. Born in Western New York, living in greater Boston; graduated from Tufts in 1992, and Simmons in 2000, with time spent in Albuquerque in between.

I'm politically moderate, sometimes leaning right, sometimes leaning left. Most of my Wiki participation is likely to be in fandom issues, as that's where I feel most knowledgeable and able to help, though I also am happy to contribute to articles on smaller communities that I happen to be aware of (and can find verification on), like my home town of Perry, NY or my Boston neighborhood, Brighton, MA, which are places that "outsiders" simply might not think to write about, but which it's interesting to have an encyclopedia-style source on, rather than local "Gosh wow!" tourist pages.

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This user is owned by one or more cats.
This user is a bibliophile.
This user is interested in religion.
This user is interested in
ancient civilizations.
This user is interested in their family history.
This user enjoys writing.
This user enjoys watching the weather.
BtVSThis user is a fan of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series.
Law & OrderThis user is a fan of Law & Order.L&O
LOTR This user loves The Lord of the Rings books but NOT the films.
STAR WARSThis user is a true Star Wars fan, and as one, considers the films to be a single work.
This user is interested in The Jedi Order.
My ally is the Force. And a powerful ally it is.
This user supports public transit.
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This user believes it is every citizen's duty to vote.
This user opposes racism and admires Martin Luther King Jr.
...This user wishes to study more religions.
This user is interested in Lutheranism.
This user is interested in Judaism.
This user is interested in the concepts of destiny or fate.
This user believes in the existence of a human soul or spirit.
This user is a religious pluralist.
This user believes the world is a happier, safer and saner place because of religion.
This user is a Leo.
This user lives in or is from the
United States Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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from Boston.
This user lives in or hails from Buffalo.
TThis user attends or attended Tufts University.
INTJThis user's MBTI type is INTJ.
This user is near sighted.
they
he or she
This user considers the singular they to be substandard English usage.
A, B, and CThis user prefers the serial comma.
its & it'sThis user understands the difference between its and it's. So should you.
"…"This user favours typewriter style quotation marks over typographic ones.

This user loves the fact that there's actually a template in existence to give love to the serial comma and hate on the plural "they."